‘Mockingjay’: Suzanne Collins Reads From Hunger Games Finale

“Mockingjay,” the final installment of Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games series, won’t be released until after midnight tonight. To tide fans over, the author has posted a clip of herself reading from the first chapter.

By the time you’re done listening and re-listening to this, it may be time to head out to the bookstore and pick up a copy for yourself.

You can watch the clip here.

What did you think of the first chapter? You can leave your thoughts about the book and the series in the comments.

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